Published in Ascent Publication·Pinned3 Powerful Ways to Upgrade YourselfYou lose by not trying. — We are driven by the desire to become better. Better performance, deeper recovery, meaningful relationships, revolutionary discoveries — you name it. In the path towards growing and getting better, we continuously strive to discover and expand our capabilities. …Self Improvement8 min read
Published in Curious·PinnedWhy You Should Celebrate Tiny WinsBecause they lead to big wins — “Small wins are exactly what they sound like, and are part of how keystone habits create widespread changes.” — Charles Duhigg (The Power of Habit) I just need a small win today. And more importantly, celebrate that small win viscerally. By saying “yes!” …Self Improvement4 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·PinnedWhy You Should Invest in GenomicsThis could be bigger than Tesla, or anything else — “It is one of the most exciting investment ideas we have ever experienced!” says Cathie Wood, the founder, CEO, and CIO of ARK Investment Management, one of the world’s leading investment firms. The genomic revolution is bringing disruptive innovation in health care. This can be compared to how database publishing…Future5 min read
Published in About Me Stories·PinnedAbout Me — Upen SinghPeople & Progress | World Traveler | Community & Development | Life Extention | Animals | Entrepreneur | Selective Empath | — Self-introduction is a challenge for me. By intention. Because it keeps changing. As my direction (of moving forward in life) is clear, my introduction seems to be changing with my own changing perception of reality. Having born and raised in Nepal, moving to the United States as a 19-year old…About Me8 min read
Published in Promptly Written·Mar 10ContemplationA free verse — Poetry1 min readPhoto by Spencer Thompson on UnsplashContemplationA free verse4204204
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 22My Mushroom ExperienceA preview of what is possible — I still have difficulty saying and writing the word ‘psilocybin.’ But the first experience with it, I’ll never forget. I was on a two-day camping trip in the forest, and a friend happened to bring the magic mushrooms. I’ve always wanted to try it after years of reading, researching, and…Psychedelics4 min read
Published in Promptly Written·Jan 22To Thich Nhat HanhA tribute — Like lotus, from mud you grew calmness in turbulence movement in frozen space you kept on, and on never doubting the power of humanity. Tears of gratitude tears of sadness for you, my dear friend. Your ashes become the clouds, the ocean feeding the earth, and all of us and those to come…Poetry1 min read
Published in House of Haiku·Jan 11HappeningA haiku — Poetry1 min readPhoto by Damian Patkowski on UnsplashHappeningA haiku99991
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Jan 2Five Powerful Quotes for Writers This MonthTo take with you for the new year — As the year draws to an end, I have been spending time reviewing how it all went for me this year as a writer. Some good, some great, some not so…but they all pointed to growth and meaning. This month was special because I revived my energy for writing as…Writing5 min read
Published in Predict·Jan 1What We Discovered Through Art About a Protein That Calms the BrainA blueprint of GABA to design safer and more effective drugs — This image reveals the works of the protein that calms that brain activity, also known as GABA. The art was done using cryo-EM structures, a revolutionary technique for determining the 3D shape of proteins. …Gaba2 min read
